Hi, I use over sized spools alot. I had my hisband make me a round wooden disc with a hole drilled in the center and a dowel placed in the hole sticking up . I put the spool on that to keep it in place and place that in front of my machine and feed the tread up from there. Or you can put the spool in a mug in front of your machine and feed the thread up from there too. They both workn wonderful. Try it. Jane